ArticleJournal of pain research2018
Relationship between pain outcomes and smoking history following video-assisted thoracic surgery for lobectomy: a retrospective study.
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- Systematic review on postoperative opioid use and other outcomes after lobectomy for lung cancer in the U.S.Future oncology (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
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- A scoping review of pain and tobacco use among cancer survivors.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
- Establishment and Validation of Risk Prediction Models for Postoperative Pain After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A Retrospective Clinical Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Cigarette smoking, opioid consumption, and pain intensity after major surgery: An observational study.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2023Observational
- Effects of preoperative current smoking on chronic postsurgical pain in thoracic surgery: a retrospective cohort study.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- Consensus statement on smoking cessation in patients with pain.Journal of anesthesia · 2022Review
- Risk of Postoperative Hyperalgesia in Adult Patients with Preoperative Poor Sleep Quality Undergoing Open-heart Valve Surgery.Journal of pain research · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThe relationship between chronic smoking history and postoperative pain remains controversial. This study aimed to elucidate this relationship in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis retrospective observational study included NSCLC patients treated with VATS lobectomy between January 2011 and July 2017. Demographic and clinical information, including preoperative smoking history, was collected. The primary goal was to investigate the relationship between smoking history and postoperative pain outcomes (oral morphine equivalent [OME] consumption and pain score). Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed, and
resultsA total of 1,785 patients were included in the final analysis. Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that total smoking amount (in packs), status as current smoker, and cessation time did not have an association with OME consumption (mg) or pain scores on postoperative days 0-2 (
conclusionPatients who had never smoked had lower opioid analgesics consumption on the days immediately following surgery, while being a current smoker or the total amount of smoking in packs did not affect postoperative pain outcomes after VATS lung lobectomy.
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